How to use tight in a sentence. Firmly or closely fixed in place See examples of tight used in a sentence. (held or kept together) firmly or closely Clothes or shoes that are tight fit the body too… With a few verbs tight is used idiomatically as an intensive and is the only possible form
Tight can be used only following the verb The house was shut tight (not tight shut). Definition of tight adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. “a tight little craft,” was austin’s invariable comment on the matron And she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action
To be in a tight situation Of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc. Tight tit firmly or closely held tight Close, impermeable, dense, snug, impervious, impenetrable, compact, thick Permeable, porous, leaky, pervious, penetrable, absorbent, unsealed, loose Tight adjective (straight) if cloth, wire, skin, etc is tight, it has been pulled so that it is straight or smooth.
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